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Unama’KIDS–carpenters for conservation
Unama’KIDS enjoyed a full-day workshop with Paul Koziel from Nova Scotia Natural Resources, building nesting boxes for the final release of American Martens in Unama’ki.
The American Marten is an endangered species here and UINR has been involved with Parks Canada and Nova Scotia Natural Resources in a project that has seen the release [...]

Unama’KIDS shoreline cleanup
Unama’KIDS got off to a productive start this year participating in the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. They joined nearly 60,000 volunteers from across the country who helped clean up almost 1,600 different sites.
While picking up debris and garbage along the Whycocomagh shoreline, they counted every piece of garbage and catalogued it to [...]

The first class of Unama’KIDS graduated at a ceremony in Eskasoni and joined a new group of kids that will be involved in next year’s project. The focus of the day was eels and we looked at the species from a traditional and a scientific point of view. Blair Bernard showed how to spear, [...]

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Unama’KIDS looks a natural resources and the environment from the point-of-view of youth in Unama’ki.
One of our goals at UINR is to reach the youth in our communities and work with them to determine what information they need, and to develop innovative ways to get that [...]

Unama’KIDS is off to a great start! We started the fall season with a trip to the Highlands for a feast. Clifford Paul, our Moose Management Coordinator, hosts an annual feast in the Highlands at the height of the moose hunting season. Parks Canada, Natural Resources and whoever happens to be in the vicinity were [...]

In this issue we introduce you to the Unama’KIDS!
These fourteen Grade 5 students were selected by their teachers to participate in a new UINR project that focuses on natural resources and the environment. One of our goals at UINR is to reach the youth in our communities and work with them to determine what information [...]